I think I was listening to the Partridge Family and the Osmonds then.
Damn That must’ve been good.
The venue was the Hollywood Paladium, which is a relatively small venue 3-4,000. The show was great, the boys got drunk(as did most of the crowd). Multiple encores. Several guest appearances added to the evening.
Many years later I saw a list: top ten best ever concerts. That show was on the list! Great night.
And can we finally give some respect to Kenny Jones? This unfairly maligned, absolute gift of a drummer was handed the BIGGEST shoes to fill when Moonie died. Kenny took the gig, The Who carried on. Yes, the next two 'Ooo albums weren't Quadrophenia, but they didn't suck like the entire Springsteen catalog.
More importantly, Kenny gave The Who life. While he didn't make it past 1985 as The Who's drummer, it is arguable that The Who would have packed it in after Live Aid. That means no Quadrophenia live tour(s), no Concert for New York. And so on.
Besides, Kenny is explosive in this video.
The haters can go sod off...I love Kenny's drumming.
I liked Rod best as singer for the Jeff Beck Group. Beck-ola and Truth are awesome.
Also a true story: A few years back I was at an open air bar near the beach in Delray Beach, bough 4 overpriced beers for about $38, so I also felt robbed. The talent was a Rod Stewart impersonator (did he have a brother) who apparently played the local clubs. Oh, my wife wanted to dance on the bar but I had to calm her down. I guess we had all the fun :)
Long ago, when “Maggie May” was on the charts, I heard Casey Kasem liken Rod’s voice to “a velvet bag filled with gravel.” I’m not sure I’ve ever heard a better description.